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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 May 2017

On Tuesday 16 May, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind6.76 GW22%Hydro0.16 GW1%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas12.84 GW41%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports2.42 GW8%Nuclear7.30 GW23%30.7GW AVERAGE22%41%8%23%
Price
£46.05/MWh
Day average £46.05
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 May 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 16:55. The price £46.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.48/MWh at 01:00 to £64.54/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.223.9%Wind 6.7621.6%Gas 12.8441.0%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3023.3%Coal 0.581.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 16:55
Low 20.5 · 04:55Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
49 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 16 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 May 2017, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 May
Imported
49GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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